NSC 2010: Ted Gest [#43]

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On this page, you will find information about Ted Gest, who is competing at the 2010 National SCRABBLE Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 15-16, +801, and is ranked #50 in Division 3.

Lower on this page, you can find brief self-reported biographical details of the player, statistics on the player’s past several years of rated tournament play in North America, a graphic showing the player’s ups and downs at this tournament, and a round-by-round report on the player’s opponents and games.

Background Information
	Given name(s): Ted Surname(s): Gest Home: Washington, DC, United States

Round by Round
High score: 571 Average for: 381 Average against: 355
Round 1		Gest played #72 Aditya Kini (Indianapolis, IN) and won 405 to 358 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 1-0, +47.
Round 2		Gest played #92 Michael Donegan (Austin, TX) and won 470 to 316 (a spread of 154). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 2-0, +201.
Round 3		Gest played #18 Harry Decker (Norman, OK) and lost 353 to 452 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 2-1, +102.
Round 4		Gest played #38 Linda Villarreal (Unknown city, TX) and lost 312 to 386 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 2-2, +28.
Round 5		Gest played #70 Justin Bailey (Oldsmar, FL) and won 422 to 258 (a spread of 164). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 3-2, +192.
Round 6		Gest played #26 Shelley Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and lost 328 to 370 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 3-3, +150.
Round 7		Gest played #42 Anna Miransky (Toronto ON) and lost 392 to 425 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 3-4, +117.
Round 8		Gest played #61 Brenda Casey (Guilford, CT) and won 448 to 345 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 4-4, +220.
Round 9		Gest played #55 Lee Brooks (Arlington, TX) and lost 342 to 354 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 4-5, +208.
Round 10		Gest played #50 Gigi Miller (Reno, NV) and lost 279 to 469 (a spread of -190). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 4-6, +18.
Round 11		Gest played #39 Robert Fenske (San Antonio, TX) and lost 341 to 372 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 4-7, -13.
Round 12		Gest played #76 T A Sanders (San Antonio, TX) and won 350 to 332 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 5-7, +5.
Round 13		Gest played #86 Sam Rothbart (Southampton, NY) and won 418 to 307 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 6-7, +116.
Round 14		Gest played #77 Emma Perryman (Mobile, AL) and won 357 to 287 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 7-7, +186.
Round 15		Gest played #6 William Giblin (Hahnville, LA) and lost 286 to 401 (a spread of -115). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 7-8, +71. Gest is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Gest played #91 Mollie Braverman (Camarillo, CA) and won 571 to 289 (a spread of 282). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 8-8, +353.
Round 17		Gest played #49 Charlene White (Kearny, NJ) and lost 331 to 407 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 8-9, +277.
Round 18		Gest played #84 William Snoddy (Asheville, NC) and won 432 to 303 (a spread of 129). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 9-9, +406.
Round 19		Gest played #98 David Goldberg (Loveland, CO) and lost 362 to 418 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 9-10, +350.
Round 20		Gest played #73 Sid Lashley (Mississauga ON) and lost 376 to 389 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 9-11, +337.
Round 21		Gest played #74 Tracy Bowman (Chicago, IL) and won 473 to 290 (a spread of 183). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 10-11, +520.
Round 22		Gest played #41 Helena Gauthier (Merrimack, NH) and won 424 to 379 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 11-11, +565.
Round 23		Gest played #23 Steve Moniz (Manchester, NH) and lost 321 to 397 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 11-12, +489.
Round 24		Gest played #20 Ralph King (Gainesville, FL) and won 301 to 251 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 12-12, +539.
Round 25		Gest played #32 Caesar Jaramillo (Seagraves, TX) and lost 335 to 419 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 12-13, +455.
Round 26		Gest played #59 Waheed Thompson (Mesquite, TX) and lost 369 to 386 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 12-14, +438.
Round 27		Gest played #7 Tobey Roland (Baltimore, MD) and won 498 to 294 (a spread of 204). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 13-14, +642.
Round 28		Gest played #75 Michael Connally (Bulverde, TX) and won 447 to 323 (a spread of 124). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 14-14, +766.
Round 29		Gest played #22 Miriam Green (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 285 to 386 (a spread of -101). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 14-15, +665.
Round 30		Gest played #36 Eve Engelbrite (Lewisville, TX) and lost 311 to 397 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 14-16, +579.
Round 31		Gest played #41 Helena Gauthier (Merrimack, NH) again and won 471 to 249 (a spread of 222). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 15-16, +801.

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